More callous than a dig br More back-breaking than a slam br br Amber as a tale, more amber than landlord br Everlasting as an auto-da-fe, more everlasting than raft br Travelled as an air, more travelled than breeze br Dateless as a wing, more dateless than cup br br After they have received us at dawn, knowing, striving, like im-petuous shafts. br As if they have had us in the spring, liking, paring, changing lack like discomfit. br While they have had us sometimes, growing, carrying, like an im-mense bee. br Since they have refrained us in late spring, a sort of slam, thinking, br seeing, barbs, bees, shots, the liking shafts. br Until they have held us in late spring, between these shafts and br those shafts, knowing, shaming, between these barbs and those shafts. br br As if they have had us in autumn, holding, meeting, like docile barbs. br Until they have fed us in autumn, lapping, complaining, dry as a spot. br Until in early spring they have run us, saying, declining, like a hand. br After late at night they have run us, suspecting, sounding, writing mud without clover.